Photo: San Antonio Police Department
A San Antonio Police officer has been fired after an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that took place on Sunday.
Police made the announcement today and in the process released video of the incident, including a separate video describing the investigation into the case.
The shooting took place on Sunday night at the McDonald's off Blanco Road and West Avenue.
The officer has been identified as James Brennand. He had been on the force for 7 months before the incident.
According to a police report, Brennand claimed it all began when he spotted a vehicle that had fled from him the night before. As he approached the car, the driver was eating a hamburger. As the officer told the driver to get out of the vehicle, the car rolled backwards, with the officer saying he was hit in the process. That's when the officer is seen on his body cam video opening fire on the car, with the driver then driving off.
The driver, later identified as 17-year-old Eric Cantu, and his 17-year-old female passenger stopped down the street. Cantu had been wounded several times and is still hospitalized. He was charged with evading detention in a vehicle and assault on a peace officer.
Note: Below is a video provided by the police department describing the investigation into the incident along with another video showing the raw footage from the officer's body camera.